Prescribing Analytics
Once a month the NHS Information Centre publishes an 11 million row .csv file containing every single GP prescription made that month.Prescribing Analytics showcases research into unwarranted prescribing variation in statins.
Visualisations of variation at CCG and PCT level showcase the value of Open Data and analytics for GP prescribing, in identifying nudges to prescribing habits that could save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds each year.
